Alamo vs Socorro

A side-by-side comparison of Alamo and Socorro: population, income, housing, and more.

Alamo and Socorro are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Socorro has the higher population (8,540 vs 1,242 in Alamo). Socorro has the higher median household income ($51,343 vs $24,427 in Alamo). Socorro has the higher median home value ($162,400 vs $9,999 in Alamo).

Population, income & housing

	Alamo	Socorro
Population	1,242	8,540
Median age	39.3 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$24,427	$51,343
Median home value	$9,999	$162,400
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	464	3,679
Homeownership rate	52.2%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	17.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamo	Socorro
Population	851 → 1,242 (+45.9%)	8,460 → 8,540 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$19,615 → $24,427 (+24.5%)	$41,271 → $51,343 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)	$135,600 → $162,400 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$636 → $675 (+6.1%)

Alamo

Population

8511,242

Median household income

$19,615$24,427

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Socorro

Population

8,4608,540

Median household income

$41,271$51,343

Median home value

$135,600$162,400

Median gross rent

$636$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamo	Socorro
Under 5	2.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	22.1%	12.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	21.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.4%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.4%
75 and over	8.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamo	Socorro
White (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	34.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96.9%	5.2%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	51.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamo	Socorro
No high school diploma	40.7%	14.4%
High school graduate	34.2%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamo	Socorro
Drove alone	57.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	12.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	33.3%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamo	Socorro
1-unit, detached	70.9%	51.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	6.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Alamo	Socorro
Poverty rate	66.0%	24.9%
Average household size	4.11	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	21	11
Median year structure built	1973	1979